This is a nice intro to statistics for lay-readers. It does include some math (usually saving the details for appendixes) but also includes lots of narrative explanations of what's going on and examples from news and culture recent enough to be meaningful (I fear that in a few years it will need to be updated with fresh example though). The style is readable and even funny sometimes (without trying too hard to be funny). I read this with my eyes because it has some equations in it. Unfortunately the Kindle paperwhite doesn't let you enlarge some of them (for those, I had to open the book on my phone and make them big enough to read). It could work as an audibook though if you don't plan to think about the math and just want the explanations and example. I think every high school kid should read this book and everybody should understand its contents. Unfortunately the people who most need to read it are the least likely to. Giving a math book 4 stars? My father, the math teacher, is laughing in the after-life. Seriously this is an excellent non-mathematicians view of statistics. It explains how advertisers and corporations can lie with statistics and how you can spot them. It explains the process logically and slowly with good examples. I'm not saying you might not have to rewind a view times (I read the audiobook and a few times I wished I had the charts/numbers in front of me instead of read to me, but these events were few) but it was both comprehensive and comprehensible. Excellent review of the field for amateurs like me!
A simple way to briefly understand how statistics are applied and common mistakes while using it.
—Parul
Perfect introduction to statistics.
—retroreo
this guy is funny. loved it.
—bushpastor
